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Afterוַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיthe deathמוֹתof Abraham,אַבְרָהָםElohimאֱלֹהִיםblessedוַיְבָרֶךְIsaacאֶת יִצְחָקhis son,בְּנוֹand Isaacוַ יִצְחָקlivedיֵּשֶׁבbyעִםBeer-lahai-roi.בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי
Genesis 25:11
Study it in the app“After the death of Abraham, Elohim blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 25:11, word by word
- Afterיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- the deathמוֹתmot
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mot” appears- of Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- blessedיְבָרֶךְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- Beer-lahai-roiבְּאֵרbeer
Beer-lahai-roi
Beer-lahai-roi, the name of a well in the wilderness. It means "well of the Living One who sees me".
Where else “beer” appears
The context
10the field that Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
11 · This verse (above)
12These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham.
To study Genesis 25 in a group
1. What it says
What did Esau do with his birthright, and what did he receive in exchange (vv. 29-34)?
2. What it means
What does the text mean when it ends, “Thus Esau despised his birthright” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
What valuable thing are you at risk of trading away for a need of the moment?